1971–72 Yugoslav First League

Yugoslav First League
Season	1971–72
Champions	Željezničar Sarajevo
Relegated	Radnički Kragujevac Maribor
Top goalscorer	Slobodan Santrač (33)
← 1970–71 1972–73 →

The 1971–72 Yugoslav First League season was the 26th season of the First Federal League of Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croatian: Prva savezna liga Jugoslavije), the top level association football competition of SFR Yugoslavia, since its establishment in 1946. A total of 18 teams competed in the league, with the previous season's runners-up Željezničar Sarajevo winning the title.

League table


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Željezničar (C)	34	21	9	4	55	20	+35	51	1972–73 European Cup
2	Red Star	34	19	11	4	57	21	+36	49	1972–73 UEFA Cup
3	OFK Belgrade	34	17	11	6	56	26	+30	45
4	Vojvodina	34	15	12	7	50	38	+12	42
5	Partizan	34	15	9	10	41	35	+6	39
6	Velež	34	14	10	10	58	32	+26	38
7	Sloboda Tuzla	34	12	11	11	34	33	+1	35
8	Dinamo Zagreb	34	11	10	13	47	40	+7	32
9	Olimpija	34	13	5	16	46	51	−5	31
10	Hajduk Split	34	12	7	15	45	56	−11	31	01972–73 European Cup Winners' Cup0
11	Vardar	34	8	14	12	31	44	−13	30
12	Čelik	34	9	12	13	27	40	−13	30
13	Borac Banja Luka	34	12	6	16	31	46	−15	30
14	Radnički Niš	34	11	7	16	38	49	−11	29
15	Sarajevo	34	10	8	16	43	46	−3	28
16	Sutjeska	34	9	10	15	25	39	−14	28
17	Radnički Kragujevac (R)	34	7	10	17	24	55	−31	24	01972–73 Yugoslav Second League0
18	Maribor (R)	34	3	14	17	24	61	−37	20	01972–73 Yugoslav Second League0

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

First League topscorer: Slobodan Santrač (OFK Beograd) - 33 goals from 34 league match appearances

Champions:

FK ŽELJEZNIČAR (coach: Milan Ribar)

players (league matches/league goals):
Josip Katalinski (34/12)
Slobodan Janjuš (34/0) -goalkeeper-
Enver Hadžiabdić (34/0)
Božo Janković (33/13)
Blagoje Bratić (33/7)
Velija Bećirspahić (33/1)
Josip Bukal (32/14)
Edin Sprečo (32/5)
Branimir Jelušić (32/2)
Avdija Deraković (31/1)
Dragan Kojović (26/0)
Fahrija Hrvat (15/0)
Miloš Radović (8/0)
Slobodan Kojović (6/0)
Željko Rodić (4/0)
Nusret Kadrić (2/0)
Hajrudin Saračević (2/0)
Džemaludin Šerbo (2/0)

Promoted from Yugoslav Second League:

Club
FK Bor
Spartak Subotica

External links

Yugoslavia Domestic Football Full Tables

Yugoslav First League

Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes / Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1923–1940)

Seasons	1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40

Former clubs	Bačka BASK BSK Belgrade Concordia Crnogorac Građanski Niš Građanski Skoplje Građanski Zagreb Hajduk Split HAŠK Ilirija Ljubljana Jedinstvo Beograd Jugoslavija Krajišnik Banja Luka Ljubljana Mačva NAK Novi Sad Pobeda Skoplje Primorje Ljubljana Radnički Kragujevac SAŠK SAND Subotica Slavija Osijek Slavija Sarajevo Slavija Varaždin Somborski SK Sparta Zemun Viktorija Zagreb Vojvodina ŽAK Subotica ŽAK Velika Kikinda

FPR Yugoslavia / SFR Yugoslavia (1945–1992)

Seasons	1945 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1950 1951 1952 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92

Former clubs	14. Oktobar Bor Borac Budućnost Crvenka Čelik Dinamo Vinkovci Dinamo Zagreb Hajduk Split Iskra Lokomotiva Mačva Maribor Nafta Napredak Naša Krila Novi Sad OFK Belgrade Olimpija Osijek Partizan Pelister Ponziana Priština Proleter Rabotnički Rad Radnički Belgrade Radnički Kragujevac Radnički Niš Red Star Belgrade Rijeka Sarajevo Sloboda Spartak RNK Split Sutjeska Teteks Trepča Trešnjevka Vardar Velež Vojvodina NK Zagreb Zemun Željezničar

1971–72 in European football (UEFA)

« 1970–71 1972–73 »

Domestic leagues	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark '71 '72 England Estonia '71 '72 Faroe Islands '71 '72 Finland '71 '72 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '71 '72 Israel Italy Latvia '71 '72 Lithuania '71 '72 Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '71 '72 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Soviet Union '71 '72 Spain Sweden '71 '72 Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia

Domestic cups	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark England Faroe Islands '71 '72 Finland '71 '72 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '71 '72 Israel Italy Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '71 '72 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania San Marino Scotland Soviet Union '71 '72 Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Wales Yugoslavia

League cups	England Scotland

UEFA competitions	European Cup (Final) Cup Winners' Cup (Final) UEFA Cup (Final) Intertoto Cup

1971–72 Yugoslav First League

League table

See also

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